At Mantovani, our experience in booking travel overseas for local residents dates back to the 1930s. At the time, bookings were made on Adriatica passenger ships. We expanded into air travel arrangements when EgyptAir, which we represented, was the first commercial airline to fly to Cyprus. As there was no airport at the time, Mantovani created a landing strip for the airplane to use. In the 1950s we became one of the first IATA accredited travel agents on the island.